The National tribune., 1887-12-08
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Hiram Lane, Co. A, both H., Montreal, NO.,
lost his discharge papers in 1872, by leaving
them with family named Fletcher, near Co
lumbus Kan. He would like to get them.
III. NJ. Meadows, County Clerk of Chambers
County, Lafayette, Ala. writes that he has an
ambrotype Of "a lady and child, which be picked
up or the field Of Charlottesville, and in the
back of which he finds the name of Mrs. Han
nah Fields, Railway, N. J. He would be glad
10 return it to any members Of the family if
they will send him their address.
Give Them Their Due.
Alex. W Terrell, Co. I, 42d Ohio. and Troop
G., 5th U. S. Cav, Attica, Kan, writes urging
the passage of the proposed Service Pension
bill, which he believes TO be the fairest meas
ure yet proposed to do justice to the men who
served during the war.
]. T.. Gardiner, Co. p, eth Iowa, Creston,
Iowa, says that strong argument for a system
of liberal pensions to disabled veterans is that
it is a benefit to the whole country, merchants
and laborers alike, as it cireulates the money.
No soldier boards his money, and this will hel p
them to pay their debts, heep their homes and
pay taxes. He never keeps his pension money
but a few hours. Five years ago merchants
whom he knew were bitterly opposed to the
pensions, now look upon them as q blessing.
Richard Parmenter, Co. X, 5th Kan. Saw,
Fort Scott, Kan, writes sad story of injustice
as to the charge which appears on the rolls of
the War Department against him for desertiOn.
He never heard of such a thing until July last,
when applying for a pension. The circum-
stances are that be was taken two miles ont of
camp, while the regiment was near Springfield,
Mo-, and left there TO die, without doctor, or
medicine, or nurse, or even anything to eat or
change of clothing, because he had the small
pox. That was on the 9th of May, 1862, and
it was only in July following that he was able
to get to Fort Scott, where he reported at the
hospital and they refused to admit him, urging
that his disease was still contagious. He was
given sick furlough, at the end of which he
reported again, and they still refused him, CIV
ing him another Through He was mustered
out with the regiment and received an honorable
discharge.
COrpI Pike.
G. w. VaHe, Co. A, 89th Ohio Iuka, Kan,
writing of the now famous CorpI Pike, says he
did not die Of lung trouble after the war, but
was somewhere on the frontier afterward, serv-
ing against the Indians, and was shot by acct
dent while breaking over a stone gun which
he had taken from an Indian.
Christian COppelman, 18th U. 8. Inf, Hall
Moon, ". Y, corrects the statement that COrp'l
Pike died OF disease after the war. and tells OF
his being killed during a campaign under Gen.
Crook in Oregon, in 1867 while chasing the
Snake Indians. The occurrence took place
near the South Fork Of the John Day River
when Pike, who was then First Lieutenant oil
the LIST U. s. Cav, overlook the Indians. He
endeavGred to fire his carbine--a Spencer
which missed fire, and repeating it with the
| same result, was angry that he dashed the
| stock against n tree, when il exploded and shot
him through the body, killing him almost in
stantly. This occurred Oct. IA, 1867.